Rat-trap.



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RAT TRAP., PPLIOTIQH FILED HOV. 30, 190".

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'RAT-TRAP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. Tnoxms KNIGHT, a citizen of the United States,residilw at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and btat-e of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Rat Traps, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to rat traps and more particularly to ever-settraps, the obect being to provide a trap b v which a numer of rats canbelcaught in the trap at one time with the same bait.

Another ob'ect of my invention is to provide "a pivoteti bait-holder sothat the rat will be attracted on to the trapdoor as he forces theholder downwardlv.

With these objects in view, the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed and pointed out in the claims.

In th drawings forming a part of this specification :#-Figure 1 is aperspective view trap. Fig. 2' is a longitudinal sectionalview of thesame.

In the drawing A indicates a cage formed of a base A at the ends ofwhich are secured inclined uprights A2, on the upper ends of which issecured a rectangular frame A3. The uprights A2 are connected togetherby bars A* and by e rods A3. These rods are spaced a short distanceapart and extend upwardly to the frame on three of its sides, leavinganopening at one end, through which the rat enters onto a tra door B whichis pivot-cd` between the side-bars A, the pivotpoint beingto one side ofthe longitudinal center, so that. when the rat passes over theSpecification. of Letters Patent. Application filed November 30,4907.

Serial No. 404,601.

door it will drop downwardiy and deposit the rat into the cage.

The bars A* are connected together by rods at each end leaving anopening at the center through which the trap-door B swings and preventsthe rat from getting out when the door is dropped by another one comingin. A plate C is )ivotally mounted in the frame A3 at one end and isprovided with a hook C' for holding the bait which is so arranged thatwhen the rat tries to reach the same, it will swing downwardly and drophim on to the trap-door where he will slide into the cage. 'lhe slidingdoor D is arranged st one. end of the cave for taking the rats ont andthe bottom o' the cage is covered with tin so as to prevent the ratsfrom gnawigg out.

From the foregoing descrih 'tion it will be seen that I have provided e.rely novel trap with a swinging baiteholder arranged over a trap doorwhich will swing d-:xrrnwardl when a rat tries to reach the bait :1midrop lim on to the trap-door.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:.

A rat trap comprising a bas-e provided with uprights, a' top frame supori-ed by the up rights, rods connecting sait rreights forming a cage,side-bars connecting said uprights, a trap door mounted in saidside-bars, and a plate mounted on said france adjacent one -cnd providedwith a bait hoing hook which extends over said door, for alle purposeset forth.

THS. KNIGHT.

Witnesses:

A. I. Woon, R. O. BROOKS.

Patentes aug. 11, 190s.

